Scholarships will go to low-income Latino and constitutional studies students Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected] AT&T has granted UVU $24,000 which will be used for scholarships for the coming school year. The grant will give 19 low-income Latino students scholarships of $1,000 each. The remaining $5,000 will go toward a scholarship […]
Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected] For three weeks in July, the department of digital media hosted Chinese students in a unique exchange program that allowed them to collaborate with UVU students on a digital media project. For the first part of the course, the six Chinese students and seven UVU students visited […]
Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected] Photo credit: Gabi Campbell | Art Director | @gabicampbellphotos A group of students from Saitama, Japan are learning auto skills and getting a taste of Utah food and culture this July in a special automotive course held in the GT Building. The course, which runs for two weeks starting […]
Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected] Gabi Campbell | Art Director | @gabicampbellphotos Record holding speed pilot Mike Patey showed off his new plane design July 16 at UVU’s Hangar B at Provo Airport. Earlier this year, Patey held a Paint the Plane contest for a design for his new speed plane, Turbulence. […]
Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected] Photos courtesy of UVU Marketing It was announced in June that Marc Archambault, who is the vice president of Development and Alumni Relations, will be leaving UVU to accept a position with Western Kentucky University (WKU), at Bowling Green. Archambault has held his current position since 2010. […]
Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected] Photo credit: Gabi Campbell | Art Director | @gabicampbellphotos Orem’s Cries of Freedom celebration honored history July 3 with a tribute to World War II pilot Gail Halvorsen. Known as “The Candy Bomber”, Halvorsen earned his nickname by dropping candy attached to parachutes for children during the […]
Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected] UVU has announced that three new members will join the ten voting members of the UVU Board of Trustees starting July 1. The new appointees are James Clarke, Jill Taylor and Jack W. Sunderlage. The new Trustees will replace three members who have reached their term limit; Steven Lund, […]
Center will integrate UVU and community programs Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected] Photo courtesy of UVU Marketing The UVU Board of Trustees approved the construction of a new autism center June 25. The 10,000-square-foot facility is expected to be built near the McKay Education Building, however the plan still needs to be approved […]
Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected] Photo credit: Gabi Campbell | Art Director | @gabicampbellphotos Construction in the atrium of the new Classroom Building will begin July 2015 for what will be the start of big changes for UVU dining services. For the next several months, students can expect construction in that location […]
Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected] Photo credit: Jim McCulloch UVU students won medals in 13 different categories at this year’s SkillsUSA National Championships. The event was held in Louisville, Ky., at the annual National Skills and Leadership Conference (NSLC), June 22-26. With over 100 competition categories, the SkillsUSA National Championships are known […]